In August, billionaire Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global filed its 13F for the second quarter of 2013 with the SEC, disclosing many of its long equity......
(read more)August 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
It’s been some time since Tiger Cub Lee Ainslie’s Maverick Capital filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2013, disclosing many of its long equity......
(read more)July 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Value investors often start by considering the P/E multiple as a measure of a stock’s “cheapness” and then evaluating the company’s potential......
(read more)June 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Viking Global, a hedge fund managed by billionaire and Tiger Cub Andreas Halvorsen, filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2013 with the SEC in May. These......
(read more)June 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Company insiders should be unlikely to buy the company’s stock unless they are particularly confident in the business’s prospects; otherwise, economic......
(read more)June 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group (see Griffin’s stock......
(read more)June 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In mid May, billionaire John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. filed its 13F with the SEC, disclosing many of its long equity positions in U.S. stocks as......
(read more)May 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Studies show that stocks bought by insiders outperform the market, with a somewhat stronger effect for stocks bought by multiple insiders (read our analysis......
(read more)May 13 - Insider Trading - Comments
Studies show that stocks bought by insiders narrowly outperform the broader stock market (learn more about studies on insider trading). Our explanation......
(read more)May 1 - Insider Trading - Comments
Recent filings with the SEC show that two members of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF)’s Board of Directors each bought about 2,000 shares of stock......
(read more)May 1 - Insider Trading - Comments
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors for a variety of purposes. First, it helps us in our work researching investment strategies......
(read more)March 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
One way to measure a stock’s upside potential is with the PEG ratio; though this metric is dependent on analyst expectations for future earnings growth......
(read more)March 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge funds are always an important indicator for individual investors to follow, and this is something we harp on here at Insider Monkey. While most......
(read more)February 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Andreas Halvorsen co-founded Viking Global in 1999 with two other former members of Tiger Management, the hedge fund run by legendary Julian Robertson......
(read more)February 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Eddie Lampert founded ESL Investments in 1988 and has become a 3.2 billion dollar man since. Lampert is also the chairman of Sears’s Board of Directors......
(read more)December 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
John Paulson of Paulson & Co. became famous- and a billionaire- for his short of subprime mortgage related investments at the peak of the housing......
(read more)December 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Millennium Management was founded in 1989 and has since grown to $13 billion in assets under management. Founder Israel Englander has become a billionaire......
(read more)December 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We track insider transactions because we believe that no one knows a company better than the people who work there. It has been shown that insiders tend......
(read more)December 4 - Insider Trading - Comments
Investors have generally been looking down on the financial sector for some time, but our review of recent 13F filings by hedge funds and other notable......
(read more)November 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ken Griffin has worked himself up from trading options in his college dorm room to managing one of the largest hedge funds in the world. The financial......
(read more)November 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Eddie Lampert founded ESL Investments in 1988 and has become a billionaire due to the fund’s strong performance; he has also become the chairman of......
(read more)November 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments was the a top performing hedge fund during the third quarter. Overall, Lampert’s picks gained 8% during......
(read more)October 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management was one of the best-known hedge funds, both for its investing success and for its ability to spawn “......
(read more)October 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Credit card stocks have been on a roll so far in 2012. Visa Inc (NYSE:V) is up about 35%, and Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) has increased in value by about......
(read more)October 17 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS)’s card doesn’t have as strong a brand in the eyes of consumers as those of its competitors such as Visa Inc......
(read more)September 28 - Stock Analysis - Comments
John Paulson Apologizes to Investors for ‘Worst’ Year (CNBC) Hedge fund legend John Paulson apologized to investors for what he is calling......
(read more)November 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Big Changes for Apple – Steve Jobs Dies (NYTimes) Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers......
(read more)October 6 - News - Comments
Bunga Bunga Parties On While S&P and Germany Slash Italy’s Credit (Insider Monkey) Bunga Bunga Parties! Silvio Berlosconi, Italy’s Prime......
(read more)September 20 - News - Comments
Capital One, ING Defend Merger (Dealbook) Capital One and ING Direct USA mounted a defense of their proposed $9 billion merger, which consumer groups......
(read more)September 20 - News - Comments
According to WSJ, the Federal Reserve is investigating Capital One on whether its acquisition with ING will make it so large that a potential bankruptcy......
(read more)September 12 - News - Comments
After seeing this article we decided to join the conversation about the owner of a $100 Million Capital One savings account. First of all if you have $......
(read more)June 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
WSJ reports that Paulson’s Advantage Plus fund lost more than 13% this month through June 10, bringing its YTD losses to 19.65%. His Enhanced......
(read more)June 16 - News - Comments
Bill Miller was on top of the investment world just 5 years ago. Since then his $3.85 Billion Legg Mason Capital Management Value (LMVTX) mutual fund......
(read more)February 20 - News - Comments
John Paulson is bullish on the US economy, expecting continued growth. He wrote, “We believe the U.S. economy is recovering, and we anticipate continued......
(read more)January 25 - News - Comments
